The Council will review the draft directive aimed at ensuring a high level of security of
electronic communications networks and information systems in the EU.
--establish and operate
electronic communications networks, acquire the rights to use these networks or buy existing infrastructures and networks to be made available to operators or users of independent networks;
Level 3 offers direct connections to 15 financial exchanges, 15
electronic communications networks and seven market data centres.
Leuven, Belgium) offers critical comments on the new "significant market power" regime, as put into place by the 2003 European regulatory framework on
electronic communications networks and services.
The rise of
electronic communications networks (ECNs) has brought new competition and uncertainty to the securities markets.
It will allow NASD market makers and
electronic communications networks to publish quotations for, and report trades in, listed securities.
In particular, the Commission doubts whether the new taxes are in line with EU rules on
electronic communications networks and services.
"a service normally provided for remuneration which consists wholly or mainly in the conveyance of signals on
electronic communications networks, including telecommunications services and transmission services in networks used for broadcasting, but exclude services providing, or exercising editorial control over, content transmitted using
electronic communications networks and services; it does not include information society services, as defined in Article 1 of Directive 98/34/EC, which do not consist wholly or mainly in the conveyance of signals on
electronic communications networks".
The proposals have been put forward due to the increasing amount of competition in the mobile market and the need to implement the new EC Directives on
electronic communications networks. For fixed lines, Oftel states that the most current regulation should be adhered to in order to support competition.
Electronic communications networks (ECNs), however, represent an emerging band of competitors.